Iceland

Chronology of Coverage

Mar. 26, 2015

Study by genetics firm Decode published in journal Nature Genetics reveals in-depth picture of Icelandic population's genetic makeup, including number of previously unknown gene mutations that may play role in diseases such as Alzheimer's. MORE

Jan. 6, 2015

Scientists and officials are closely watching eruption of Bardarbunga volcano in Iceland and debating what may happen next; eruption has been relatively peaceful, but active volcanoes can be unpredictable. MORE

Aug. 21, 2014

Penn State football team's season opener against Central Florida in Ireland could be imperiled by potential volcanic eruption in Iceland that could disrupt flights to Europe. MORE

Jan. 15, 2014

Iceland is a living experiment in what can happen when a country forces its financial firms to go under, rather than bailing them out. MORE

Dec. 21, 2013

In a bunker in Iceland, powerful computers are whirring 24 hours a day — and extracting an invisible currency. MORE

Oct. 3, 2013

Iceland’s wilderness is stark, severe, and perhaps unforgiving, but it offers views of vistas unlike anything else on the planet, and people possessed of uncommon friendliness. MORE

Sep. 24, 2013

Peter Kaminsky Essay on salmon fishing in the Midfjardara River in northwest Iceland. MORE

Jun. 20, 2013

WikiLeaks activists in Iceland are discussing with government officials there the possibility of asylum for Edward J Snowden, former National Security Agency contractor who disclosed hundreds of classified documents on American surveillance; WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says legal and practical obstacles are under review by Snowden’s lawyers and supporters. MORE

May. 23, 2013

Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, leader of center-right Progressive Party, is chosen as Iceland’s new prime minister and promptly announces a halt to talks with the European Union about joining the 27-nation bloc. MORE

May. 11, 2013

Editorial warns that plans by Icelandic company Hvalur to resume hunting of fin whales represents significant threat to restrictions established in 1986 that have led to resurgence of endangered whale populations; notes that fishermen in Hawaii are mounting similar assault on protections for humpback whales. MORE

Apr. 29, 2013

Voters in Iceland oust center-left government that restored country to solvency after the 2008 financial crisis, paving the way for the return to power of center-right parties that many people blamed for causing the crisis. MORE

Apr. 16, 2013

China signs free-trade deal with Iceland, its first such agreement with European country; while Iceland cannot offer much in market growth, it could help China in its quest for more influence in Arctic, as global warming makes area increasingly accessible. MORE

Mar. 23, 2013

Effort by Chinese tycoon Huang Nubo to develop isolated swath of Iceland into golf resort has been subject of bureaucratic drama and swarm of conspiracy theories; some accuse Huang of working on behalf of Chinese government to secure strategic foothold in area; Bragi Benediktsson, owner of land, has so far refused to sell. MORE

Mar. 23, 2013

Special prosecutor in Iceland issues indictments against chief executives and 14 other employees of two banks whose collapse during financial crisis of 2008 sent Icelandic economy into tailspin. MORE

Feb. 21, 2013

Iceland is studying viability of selling its abundant supply of geothermal-powered electricity to Europe; can only to do so if country finds way to transmit electricity across 1,000 miles of frigid sea that separates it from continent. MORE

Feb. 3, 2013

Icelandic authorities say obtaining criminal convictions for bankers responsible for 2008 collapse is extremely difficult, even in country that has gone after financiers with far more vigor than others hit by financial crisis; only handful of bankers have been convicted since special prosecutor was set up to investigate country's financial meltdown. MORE

Feb. 1, 2013

District court in Reykjavik, Iceland, rules that Blaer Bjarkardottir can legally use name given to her by her mother, overturning decision by officials that Blaer, which means light breeze, is not proper feminine name. MORE

Jan. 20, 2013

Liz Alderman travel article on winter trip to Reykjavi, full of interesting bars, restaurants and nightclubs offering warmth and entertainment through long, cold Icelandic nights. MORE

Jan. 15, 2013

Iceland largely suspends talks on joining European Union that began after its banking sector collapsed in 2008; announcement is made by governing coalition, whose members are facing tough competition from parties skeptical about EU membership. MORE

Jul. 8, 2012

Iceland is doing surprisingly well just four years after it plunged into a financial abyss so deep it all but shut down overnight; it has repaid, early, many of the international loans that kept it afloat; unemployment is hovering around 6 percent, and falling, and its economy is expected to grow by 2.4 percent this year; analysts attribute the surprising turn of events to a combination of fortuitous decisions and good luck. MORE

Jun. 23, 2012

Iceland, undeterred by the sovereign debt crisis, is speeding ahead on its bid to join the European Union, having completed 10 of the 35 legal requirements; country is recovering from its own banking crisis and recession. MORE

Mar. 6, 2012

Iceland opens a criminal trial against its former Prime Min Geir H Haarde, becoming the first country to prosecute one of its leaders over the financial crisis of 2008; Haarde is charged with doing too little to protect Iceland against the depredations of its bankers as they pursued expansionary lending that resulted in financial disaster. MORE

Nov. 30, 2011

Iceland's Parliament votes in favor of a resolution calling for recognition of the Palestinian territories, within the borders of the 1967 war, as an independent state. MORE

Oct. 28, 2011

Paul Krugman Op-Ed column agrees European deal to save euro is positive development, however vague the details, but suggests there are alternatives to economic doctrine that champions bank bailouts and mass public suffering; points to Iceland, which let its banks go bust but has managed to limit both rise in unemployment and suffering of its most vulnerable. MORE

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